EC August 2011

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Fwd: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas
by James Kotcon 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Please excuse cross postings, I am not sure who is on the Energy Committee list, and I will be using gmail for this action. I have been working with Darla Gage of Growth Media Services on the ad campaign for Marcellus. They are the folks that did the PATH campaign, and Frank is correct, they are a pleasure to work with, and have done a lot on a very short timeframe. (The Marcellus-WV webpage has been a major resource). Below is a discussion of some advertising options. To summarize, newspaper advertising is a blackhole, don't waste your money. TV is good for visuals, but it is hard to motivate action from people once they sit down. A combination of billboards, radio, and internet advertising makes a cost-effective package that can be on-line is a short timeframe. In particular, an internet ad on a newspaper site would allow viewers to click on our link, which could take them to our web page that might direct them to more action. I propose a conference call Monday evening at 7 PM to brainstorm options and get consensus on what to do next. Darla is talking about having a film crew out as early as Tuesday so that material can be up by Sept. 5. Whaddya Tink? Jim Kotcon ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <darla(a)growthmediaservices.com> Date: Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM Subject: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas To: jkotcon(a)gmail.com Hi there, Ok, I've checked out the website to familiarize myself more with the issues, and I have a few questions/thoughts for you. 1. You mention that you want the campaign to run Sept 5-12. Are you wanting it to run just that week, or are you looking for a more long term campaign? 2. Per our conversation, I understand that this is a public awareness campaign, similar to what we did for StopPATHWV. No politicizing, just making the public aware of the health, ecological and cost issues. The success of the StopPATH campaign relied on the fact that we conveyed the issues without appearing alarmist or radical, just calmly spreading the facts and making the communities aware of the issues. While the power company tried to stop the campaign, they couldn't because the basis of the information was 100% factual. They could not complain that we were crying "Fire" in a crowded theatre. We need to do the same thing here. We need to bring the reality of the situation home, explain the real world impact on their lives...this isn't something taking place halfway around the world, but something that could have an impact on the streams they fish, the water they drink, etc. Lots of different ways this can be done. One thing we would definitely want to show is the impact to the land. If there are any experts we could speak with regarding it, that would be a good option as well. I'll work this weekend on script ideas and avenues to pursue to have the most impact. 3. Given the quick turnaround time, your best bet to reach the most people is probably going to be online. Running a campaign on the Charleston Gazette site is probably a very good idea. (StopPATH got more responses from their video on the local paper's site than from the substantially more expensive local television networks.) The turnaround time for online advertising is also much more in line with the timeline we are looking at. 4. Google is a great fit for this. Placing the ads so that when someone does a search for Marcellus Gas, for fracking, and other critical keywords, they find your ad is a powerful tool. (Irritated Allegheny Power to no end that every time someone searched for Electric Company or Allegheny Power,they got an ad running against them!) Also, these are cost effective. Instead of paying for impression, you pay per response. With traditional media outlets (print, radio, television) you pay every time the ad runs. Through Google, you only pay when people click through to your website for more information. Definitely helps stretch the budget, and can reach ad locations that you couldn't reach on your own. (Google's network partners with major media outlets and thousands of websites to target the ads to the exact market...for example, a client who ran ads for a home show found their ads on HGTV's website. Perfect fit for their market.) 5. Direct mail is ridiculously expensive. Not really an option on this kind of thing. Billboards might be a good option. Affordable and broad reaching. And when done in a way to get their attention and make them think about it, can work well. 6. Radio may also be a good fit. If you do internet ads on the Gazette website, Google video ads and display ads, billboards and a radio campaign, you will have a great coverage area demographically. I need to double check some rates, but we should be able to do anywhere from a 30 day to 90 day campaign on all of these outlets for the budget you allocated. Let me know your thoughts. I know this is a lot of info and may seem like gibberish, so feel free to ask questions. If all of this looks good, I'll put together the official proposal and send it over...and with your go-ahead we'll start on some scripting this weekend. That way we'll be able to present you with an ad campaign on Monday. If it looks good, we'll need to get started first thing next week, in order to have the ads filmed, graphics designed, audio recorded, and everything edited approved and sent to the media outlets by the 5th. Best regards, Darla PS: One more question...need the verbage for the ad disclosure (This ad was paid for by a grant from....etc). To make sure we have all the legal avenues covered. Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.

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DEP Public Notice - County - Monongalia - Applicant - Longview Power, LLC - Application No. WV0116238
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

Am I correct to assume that this permit is well construed? -Jonathan =========================================================== Friday, August 26, 2011 @ 4:04 PM =========================================================== STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC NOTICE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH STREET, CHARLESTON SE, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440. APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT Public Notice No.: L-103-11 Public Notice Date: August 31, 2011 Paper: Dominion Post The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity: Appl. No.: WV0116238 Applicant: LONGVIEW POWER LLC 306 DENTS RUN RD MORGANTOWN, WV 26501 Location: MORGANTOWN, MONONGALIA COUNTY Latitude: 39:42:39 Longitude: 79:57:25 Receiving Stream: Monongahela River Activity: To operate and maintain a 695 megawatt coal fired power plant in the Morgantown area. Also to operate and maintain a 4,000 gallons per day activated sludge tertiary treatment package plant. The permittee shall operate and maintain a closed system and best management practices from which there will be no discharge of any process or non-process wastewaters (including storm water) to waters of the State of West Virginia. Business conducted: 695 megawatt coal fired power plant. Implementation: N/A On the basis of review of the application, the "Water Pollution Control Act (Chapter 22, Article 11-8(a))," and the "West Virginia Legislative Rules," the State of West Virginia will act on the above application. Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public hearing by addressing such to the Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management within 30 days of the date of the public notice. Such comments or requests should be addressed to: Director, Division of Water and Waste Management, DEP ATTN: Lori Derrick, Permitting Section 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304-2345 The public comment period begins August 31, 2011 and ends September 30, 2011. Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit application. Correspondence should include the name, address and the telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised. The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever a finding is made, on the basis of requests, that there is a significant degree of public interest on issues relevant to the Draft Permit(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information. The application, draft permit and any required fact sheet may be inspected, by appointment, at the Division of Water and Waste Management Public Information Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost. Calls must be made 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. =========================================================== To view past notices of open public comment periods or to unsubscribe from this Mailing List, login at: http://apps.dep.wv.gov//MLists2/

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Re: [EC] Facemire protest Sunday
by Chuck Wyrostok 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

So excellent you all did this (thank you, DeniseB for the heads-up). And, Jim, thanks for the good rundown of talks. I very much agree with Leslee (below) that at these events we also have people inside as just "everyday people" concerned about Marcellus. I think this is important, as Facemire was quoted as saying "those people out there ought to be ashamed of themselves" on the day of the WV4MoM protest at the capitol....c Chuck Wyrostok Sierra Club Outreach Organizer Toll free 877 252 0257 E: outreach(a)marcellus-wv.com www.marcellus-wv.com -----Original Message----- From: Leslee McCarty [mailto:lesleemac1@frontier.com] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:59 AM To: James Kotcon; ec(a)osenergy.org Cc: DSGJr(a)aol.com; Chuck Wyrostok; Denise Poole; Denise Binion; peacelovemom(a)gmail.com; garyz(a)wvcag.org; julie(a)wvcag.org; sminney(a)wvrivers.org; jkotcon(a)wvu.edu Subject: Re: Facemire protest Sunday Good for you guys!!!He is quite a talker, though, isn't he? For next time, I would recommend some folks going in civilian clothes with no signs and just circulating among the crowd. Then when you talk to them, you are a noncombatant. Some signs, some civilians? ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Kotcon" <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> To: "Leslee McCarty" <lesleemac1(a)frontier.com>; <ec(a)osenergy.org> Cc: <DSGJr(a)aol.com>; "Chuck Wyrostok" <wyro(a)appalight.com>; "Denise Poole" <deniseap(a)earthlink.net>; "Denise Binion" <dbinion(a)gmail.com>; <peacelovemom(a)gmail.com>; <garyz(a)wvcag.org>; <julie(a)wvcag.org>; <sminney(a)wvrivers.org>; <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:40 AM Subject: Facemire protest Sunday As you may recall, Senator Facemire held a picnic in Braxton County Sunday and Gov. Tomblin attended. About ten of us staged a small protest with picket signs, etc., calling for clean air & water, asking the Select Committee to meet, urging Facemire to do his job, etc. Four were from Morgantown, several from the Clarksburg area (Includes Facemire's district, Yeah Denise!!!), a couple from other areas, so a broad representation. (At least 6 of the ten had attended our Marcellus Training Academy in June). No press were in attendance, but it looked like about 100 locals. Our group was not allowed beyond the parking lot, but it still gave us access to a site that everyone had to pass. About half way through the event, Natalie Tennant walked down to talk with us. She indicated she would likely be signing the Emergency rules today, although she stated that they should have been stronger and she was looking to see if there was something she could do (although I think it is unlikely that the Secretary of State can do much other than approve or reject Emergency rules.) We also talked briefly to (or at least talked at) Senator Minard, and a couple other local politicians. As the event broke up, Senator Facemire came down to talk. (Some of us think he was just running interference and creating a distraction to allow Tomblin to escape). He ended up talking for two hours. He certainly wanted us to go away thinking he is our friend, but he really did not promise anything, and never really got out of "campaign" mode. He always had an answer for our points, or else he changed the subject, and he did so repeatedly. He raised a couple of issues worth discussing. 1) The Oil & Gas Inspectors Examining Board was discussed repeatedly. He said the main thing DEP wanted was to be able to move inspectors from mining or water or waste to gas, and vice versa, and Facemire wanted to keep dedicated gas inspectors. I do not think it is a problem to move an inspector from a little used position to one where there is rapid growth. Otherwise, once hired, the inspector will never do anything else, and if the industry slows down, they are sitting around not doing anything. While there should be training requirements, it should not require five years of industry experience to become a gas inspector. 2) Set-backs form houses, etc. Facemire said he did not object to 500 feet, but that the property owner should have the option of allowing it closer in cases where it might lessen the impact. While this seems reasonable, it gives the gas industry a powerful incentive to bully landowners into allowing drilling within the buffer zone. Thus, that provision has the potential to gut the set-back requirement by making it "optional". 3) public notice and comment. Facemire said he had no objection to public notice, but did not think a hearing was needed. I do not think he understood the issue as he said he did not want a comment and hearing process, and preferred to keep permitting the same as for the coal industry. I should have said something like, "If that's your position, we have a deal, because that is all we want too." 4) Facemire repeatedly made the point that the real boost in jobs comes from a cracker plant, and WV has to be producing enough gas to justify that. 5) I asked if there were specific issues in the amendments that the gas industry objected too, and Facemire never really answered that. I said that the gas industry repeatedly said at the Clarksburg hearing that they supported responsible regulations, so what exactly was the objection. Facemire changed the subject. Facemire also repeated the mantra that there has never been a case of fracking chemicals contaminating ground water. He cited the Duke study which identified methane in ground water wells, but did not find fracking chemicals. Conclusions. We agreed to disagree. Facemire stated that he did not think the Committee would meet before interims and that a lot of detailed information needed to be considered, and he would rather have a good bill than a quick one. I stated that I agreed, but that we should stop issuing permits that we know are defective, so if the Legislature established a moratorium, the Select Committee could take all the time they needed to write a good bill. He replied that the staff attorneys had told them that a moratorium would be unconstitutional, and would be thrown out as quickly as the Morgantown ban. Finally, while no minds were changed, Facemire definitely knows we exist, and we will come to his home turf to hold him accountable. I don't think that has happened before. Jim Kotcon

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Re: [EC] Good news!
by James Kotcon 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Note: Most county officials who have experienced Marcellus say those effects were negative. This is not the impression left by the industry or most legislators when they talk about Marcellus. Jim Kotcon >>> Candace Jordan <44ace(a)live.com> 8/29/2011 9:49 PM >>> This is a great new development. Maybe we can work with this committee. http://wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=106467#.Tlw50ZRo75g.facebo…

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Re: [EC] Fwd: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas
by Frank Young 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

So is there a call on this tonight? If so, we need a call in phone number, and code. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Young To: Beth Little ; 'James Kotcon' ; ec(a)osenergy.org ; 'Nicole Good' ; 'gwen jones' ; glnelson1(a)frontier.com ; jkotcon(a)wvu.edu Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas I could do a call Monday at 7:00 PM. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth Little To: 'James Kotcon' ; ec(a)osenergy.org ; 'Nicole Good' ; 'gwen jones' ; glnelson1(a)frontier.com ; fyoung(a)mountain.net ; jkotcon(a)wvu.edu Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:32 PM Subject: RE: [EC] Fwd: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas This sounds great. I was just musing recently that billboards would be good. The internet ads idea is the reason why we employ an ad agency. They know what to do. I never would have thought of internet ads, but I LOVE the idea of an ad of ours popping up whenever someone googles Marcellus. I can be on a call Monday after 6:00. From: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of James Kotcon Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 7:30 PM To: ec(a)osenergy.org; Nicole Good; gwen jones; glnelson1(a)frontier.com; fyoung(a)mountain.net; jkotcon(a)wvu.edu Subject: [EC] Fwd: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas Please excuse cross postings, I am not sure who is on the Energy Committee list, and I will be using gmail for this action. I have been working with Darla Gage of Growth Media Services on the ad campaign for Marcellus. They are the folks that did the PATH campaign, and Frank is correct, they are a pleasure to work with, and have done a lot on a very short timeframe. (The Marcellus-WV webpage has been a major resource). Below is a discussion of some advertising options. To summarize, newspaper advertising is a blackhole, don't waste your money. TV is good for visuals, but it is hard to motivate action from people once they sit down. A combination of billboards, radio, and internet advertising makes a cost-effective package that can be on-line is a short timeframe. In particular, an internet ad on a newspaper site would allow viewers to click on our link, which could take them to our web page that might direct them to more action. I propose a conference call Monday evening at 7 PM to brainstorm options and get consensus on what to do next. Darla is talking about having a film crew out as early as Tuesday so that material can be up by Sept. 5. Whaddya Tink? Jim Kotcon ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <darla(a)growthmediaservices.com> Date: Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 6:52 PM Subject: Ad Campaign for Marcellus Gas To: jkotcon(a)gmail.com Hi there, Ok, I've checked out the website to familiarize myself more with the issues, and I have a few questions/thoughts for you. 1. You mention that you want the campaign to run Sept 5-12. Are you wanting it to run just that week, or are you looking for a more long term campaign? 2. Per our conversation, I understand that this is a public awareness campaign, similar to what we did for StopPATHWV. No politicizing, just making the public aware of the health, ecological and cost issues. The success of the StopPATH campaign relied on the fact that we conveyed the issues without appearing alarmist or radical, just calmly spreading the facts and making the communities aware of the issues. While the power company tried to stop the campaign, they couldn't because the basis of the information was 100% factual. They could not complain that we were crying "Fire" in a crowded theatre. We need to do the same thing here. We need to bring the reality of the situation home, explain the real world impact on their lives...this isn't something taking place halfway around the world, but something that could have an impact on the streams they fish, the water they drink, etc. Lots of different ways this can be done. One thing we would definitely want to show is the impact to the land. If there are any experts we could speak with regarding it, that would be a good option as well. I'll work this weekend on script ideas and avenues to pursue to have the most impact. 3. Given the quick turnaround time, your best bet to reach the most people is probably going to be online. Running a campaign on the Charleston Gazette site is probably a very good idea. (StopPATH got more responses from their video on the local paper's site than from the substantially more expensive local television networks.) The turnaround time for online advertising is also much more in line with the timeline we are looking at. 4. Google is a great fit for this. Placing the ads so that when someone does a search for Marcellus Gas, for fracking, and other critical keywords, they find your ad is a powerful tool. (Irritated Allegheny Power to no end that every time someone searched for Electric Company or Allegheny Power,they got an ad running against them!) Also, these are cost effective. Instead of paying for impression, you pay per response. With traditional media outlets (print, radio, television) you pay every time the ad runs. Through Google, you only pay when people click through to your website for more information. Definitely helps stretch the budget, and can reach ad locations that you couldn't reach on your own. (Google's network partners with major media outlets and thousands of websites to target the ads to the exact market...for example, a client who ran ads for a home show found their ads on HGTV's website. Perfect fit for their market.) 5. Direct mail is ridiculously expensive. Not really an option on this kind of thing. Billboards might be a good option. Affordable and broad reaching. And when done in a way to get their attention and make them think about it, can work well. 6. Radio may also be a good fit. If you do internet ads on the Gazette website, Google video ads and display ads, billboards and a radio campaign, you will have a great coverage area demographically. I need to double check some rates, but we should be able to do anywhere from a 30 day to 90 day campaign on all of these outlets for the budget you allocated. Let me know your thoughts. I know this is a lot of info and may seem like gibberish, so feel free to ask questions. If all of this looks good, I'll put together the official proposal and send it over...and with your go-ahead we'll start on some scripting this weekend. That way we'll be able to present you with an ad campaign on Monday. If it looks good, we'll need to get started first thing next week, in order to have the ads filmed, graphics designed, audio recorded, and everything edited approved and sent to the media outlets by the 5th. Best regards, Darla PS: One more question...need the verbage for the ad disclosure (This ad was paid for by a grant from....etc). To make sure we have all the legal avenues covered. Confidentiality Notice: The information in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and permanently delete the e-mail and any attachments immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person.

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Facemire protest Sunday
by James Kotcon 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

As you may recall, Senator Facemire held a picnic in Braxton County Sunday and Gov. Tomblin attended. About ten of us staged a small protest with picket signs, etc., calling for clean air & water, asking the Select Committee to meet, urging Facemire to do his job, etc. Four were from Morgantown, several from the Clarksburg area (Includes Facemire's district, Yeah Denise!!!), a couple from other areas, so a broad representation. (At least 6 of the ten had attended our Marcellus Training Academy in June). No press were in attendance, but it looked like about 100 locals. Our group was not allowed beyond the parking lot, but it still gave us access to a site that everyone had to pass. About half way through the event, Natalie Tennant walked down to talk with us. She indicated she would likely be signing the Emergency rules today, although she stated that they should have been stronger and she was looking to see if there was something she could do (although I think it is unlikely that the Secretary of State can do much other than approve or reject Emergency rules.) We also talked briefly to (or at least talked at) Senator Minard, and a couple other local politicians. As the event broke up, Senator Facemire came down to talk. (Some of us think he was just running interference and creating a distraction to allow Tomblin to escape). He ended up talking for two hours. He certainly wanted us to go away thinking he is our friend, but he really did not promise anything, and never really got out of "campaign" mode. He always had an answer for our points, or else he changed the subject, and he did so repeatedly. He raised a couple of issues worth discussing. 1) The Oil & Gas Inspectors Examining Board was discussed repeatedly. He said the main thing DEP wanted was to be able to move inspectors from mining or water or waste to gas, and vice versa, and Facemire wanted to keep dedicated gas inspectors. I do not think it is a problem to move an inspector from a little used position to one where there is rapid growth. Otherwise, once hired, the inspector will never do anything else, and if the industry slows down, they are sitting around not doing anything. While there should be training requirements, it should not require five years of industry experience to become a gas inspector. 2) Set-backs form houses, etc. Facemire said he did not object to 500 feet, but that the property owner should have the option of allowing it closer in cases where it might lessen the impact. While this seems reasonable, it gives the gas industry a powerful incentive to bully landowners into allowing drilling within the buffer zone. Thus, that provision has the potential to gut the set-back requirement by making it "optional". 3) public notice and comment. Facemire said he had no objection to public notice, but did not think a hearing was needed. I do not think he understood the issue as he said he did not want a comment and hearing process, and preferred to keep permitting the same as for the coal industry. I should have said something like, "If that's your position, we have a deal, because that is all we want too." 4) Facemire repeatedly made the point that the real boost in jobs comes from a cracker plant, and WV has to be producing enough gas to justify that. 5) I asked if there were specific issues in the amendments that the gas industry objected too, and Facemire never really answered that. I said that the gas industry repeatedly said at the Clarksburg hearing that they supported responsible regulations, so what exactly was the objection. Facemire changed the subject. Facemire also repeated the mantra that there has never been a case of fracking chemicals contaminating ground water. He cited the Duke study which identified methane in ground water wells, but did not find fracking chemicals. Conclusions. We agreed to disagree. Facemire stated that he did not think the Committee would meet before interims and that a lot of detailed information needed to be considered, and he would rather have a good bill than a quick one. I stated that I agreed, but that we should stop issuing permits that we know are defective, so if the Legislature established a moratorium, the Select Committee could take all the time they needed to write a good bill. He replied that the staff attorneys had told them that a moratorium would be unconstitutional, and would be thrown out as quickly as the Morgantown ban. Finally, while no minds were changed, Facemire definitely knows we exist, and we will come to his home turf to hold him accountable. I don't think that has happened before. Jim Kotcon

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letter to McKinley
by Jim Sconyers 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

"As discussed, we are currently working to get folks to give permission to include their name and address on our letter to Congressman McKinley requesting an in-person meeting with him BEFORE his bad coal ash bill goes to the floor of the House for a vote." We are planning to ask Congressman McKinley to come to a town hall meeting about his position on coal ash and the disastrous bill he is pushing. We are looking for folks in his district (WV Congressional District 1) who can sign on to the letter asking him for this meeting. Can I add your name? If so, please send me your name and address (verifies to him that you are a constituent) asap = and thanks! -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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McKinley dirty donations
by Jim Sconyers 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Browsing McKinley's donations. Personal donations of $4800 from Don Blankenship (formerly) of Massey, $4500 from Charlie Hugenard of Longview Power. Not even counting their corporate donations. -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: Tanker accident sends fracking chemical into White Day Creek
by James Kotcon 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

I finally checked the link. I especially love the quote from DEP that "the rain assisted in the clean-up" of the spilled oil. Do they wonder why nobody takes them seriously. Nine barrels is something approaching 500 gallons. JBK >>> "Chuck Wyrostok" <wyro(a)appalight.com> 8/25/2011 10:22 AM >>> Chuck Wyrostok Sierra Club Outreach Organizer Toll free 877 252 0257 E: outreach(a)marcellus-wv.com www.marcellus-wv.com _____ From: Jane Birdsong [mailto:birdjra@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:48 AM To: Chuck Wyrostock Subject: Fw: [New post] Tanker accident sends fracking chemical into White Day Creek click on "full story with video on channel 5 news" if you haven't already read/seen it. pretty timely. Hope media keeps covering this story & watches what happens to plant life & aquatic life in the next month. I'll send to legislators. Did I ask you to send me more brochures? can't remember if I did, but I need more. Jane Birdsong Rt. 3 Box 114 Elkins, WV 26241 --- On Thu, 8/25/11, Gas wells on the Monongahela <no-reply(a)wordpress.com> wrote: From: Gas wells on the Monongahela <no-reply(a)wordpress.com> Subject: [New post] Tanker accident sends fracking chemical into White Day Creek To: birdjra(a)yahoo.com Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 12:17 AM <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/author/prickettsfort/> <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/tanker-accident-sends-fracki ng-chemical-into-white-day-creek/> Tanker accident sends fracking chemical into White Day Creek <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/author/prickettsfort/> bj omanson | August 25, 2011 at 4:17 am | Categories: <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/?cat=3999036> tanker accident, <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/?cat=1151200> White Day Creek | URL: <http://wp.me/p1BiHw-3O> http://wp.me/p1BiHw-3O <http://monongahelagas.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/whitedaycreek.jpg?w=295&h =300#038;h=300> White Day Creek in Marion County A tanker accident in Marion County, WV, in the Monongahela watershed, resulted in a spill of nine barrels of a chemical used in fracking. The chemical spilled onto a road and into a stream which feeds White Day Creek. Residents were warned to keep their animals away from the stream. For more details, see <http://www.wdtv.com/index.php/home/local-news/8488-first-on-5-news-exclusiv e-tanker-truck-spills-chemicals-in-marion-county-stream> the full story with video on Channel 5 News. <http://monongahelagas.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/tanker-accident-sends-fracki ng-chemical-into-white-day-creek/#respond> Add a comment to this post <http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=monongahelagas.wordpress.com&blog=236 66362&post=236&subd=monongahelagas&ref=&email=1> WordPress <http://s.wordpress.org/about/images/logo-grey/grey-m.png> <http://wordpress.com> WordPress.com | Thanks for flying with WordPress! <http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bf79cf2f7be1987c9e08f67eba28f373&email= birdjra%40yahoo.com> Manage Subscriptions | <http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=bf79cf2f7be1987c9e08f67eba28f373&email= birdjra%40yahoo.com&b=Lu31CbgLxvQgH%3DH14Bfe%26L0ac53q%25RvT-ETZVsSgFT.7u%5B zWMl> Unsubscribe | Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> Post by Email feature. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: <http://subscribe.wordpress.com> http://subscribe.wordpress.com

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Fwd: Do we have you in our hydrofracking activist database?
by Paul Wilson 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

have other folks received this request from the Hydrofracking Team? p ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sierra Club Activist Network <community.manager(a)sierraclub.org> Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 7:22 AM Subject: Do we have you in our hydrofracking activist database? To: pjgrunt(a)gmail.com Paul, you have a group bulletin from *Hydrofracking Team<http://connect.sierraclub.org/Team/Hydrofracking_Team> *. *Visit Hydrofracking Team.<http://connect.sierraclub.org/Team/Hydrofracking_Team> * Message:So everyone can find and see hydrofracking activists around the country we have a database so we can keep track of individuals who are working on gas drilling and hydrofracking issues throughout the country. So if you have not done so would you please email Sheryl she7wolf(a)YAHOO.COMto add yourself to the sheet. this way if you are or someone else is looking for someone in a particular state or who is dealing with an issue similar to you, or just looking for other activists in your state you can find them quickly here. So Please contact Cheryl so we can add your name and keep you in the loop Thanks, Dave Meiser ------------------------------ *Visit Hydrofracking Team.<http://connect.sierraclub.org/Team/Hydrofracking_Team> * ------------------------------ Reply? Or other thoughts? If you have questions about the bulletin CONTENT, please visit the group's page and leave a comment<http://connect.sierraclub.org/Team/Hydrofracking_Team>, or contact the group owner. *Technical Issues?* Please reply to this message (or email community.manager(a)sierraclub.org) if you have questions or problems with the bulletin itself. If you want to stop getting email, you can either leave (unjoin) or set your email preferences<http://connect.sierraclub.org/editor/app/group/managegroupmembership.aspx?O…> . -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-1361 "There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha "In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous" ~ Aristotle

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